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Lumia 800 may come in CDMA, red and green hues

02/13, 1:40pm

Lumia 800 with CDMA due in China in March?

Nokia is working on a CDMA variant of its Lumia 800 smartphone, the 800c. The phone is due to launch on China Telecom sometime in March, WPCentral learned. It will be available in cyan, white, and black, though pricing is yet to be announced.

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China Telecom wing: iPhone 4S due as soon as late February

01/30, 11:35pm

China Telecom may have iPhone 4S in a month

China Telecom sub-label Beijing Telecom stated Tuesday local time that a China Telecom-native iPhone 4S was expected within about a month. It said the CDMA version would "likely" reach the network by late February or early March, China Daily said. Apple's device had already been given regulatory clearance for China Telecom's network and would face few barriers.

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New Chinese carriers could add up to 40M iPhones in 2013

01/30, 10:15am

Number hinges on China Mobile compatibility

Apple will likely sign iPhone deals with both China Telecom and China Mobile "over the next year," adding up to 40 million more iPhone sales in 2013, argues Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. The iPhone is already available on China Unicom, but Huberty suggests that the carrier can only offer Apple 10 percent of a group of about 150 million "high-end Chinese subscribers," those being people who pay more than 100RMB ($16) per month. Of that selection, about 120 million are said to be with China Mobile, and a remaining 10 percent with China Telecom.

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China Telecom-ready iPhone wins radio certification

01/09, 11:30am

Early step towards Telecom sales of iPhone 4S

The China Radio Management agency has approved an iPhone compatible with carrier China Telecom, the Wall Street Journal reports. The device is officially identified only by a model number, A1387, but is listed as CDMA-2000 compatible. The standard is the same used by Telecom and many other CDMA carriers around the world, such as Sprint and Verizon.

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Samsung unveils wild W999 dual-screen Android clamshell

12/03, 12:45pm

Samsung W999 packs two screens and two SIMs

Samsung in a rare move for itself has brought out a unique, China-first Android phone. The W999 looks like a basic Japanese keitai clamshell but has Android 2.3 inside and a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon MSM8660 chip to give it full speed. Both the inside and outside have 3.5-inch, 480x800 Super AMOLED displays and full Android controls, letting the owner fully control Android whether it's open or closed.

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Motorola XT928, MT917 hit China with 720p screens, 13MP cams

11/28, 10:35am

Motorola details two 720p-screened smartphones

Motorola recently introduced two Android 2.3 smartphones due for release in China. The XT928 and MT917 share hardware specs that are an upgrade even over recent devices, using the same 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM but with a new 4.5-inch, 1280x720 display and an upgraded 13-megapixel camera capable of shooting 1080p video. There is also a 1.3-megapixel camera up front.

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iPhone 4S gets official approval to sell on China Unicom

11/21, 12:15pm

iPhone 4S approved in HSPA form for China

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was reported on Monday as having approved the iPhone 4S for sale in China. The HSPA 3G version of the phone has passed government tests, clearing it for sale on China Unicom. It should get a network license this week, Sina claimed.

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China Telecom to offer cell service in the US

11/10, 12:45pm

China Telecom to bring service to the US in 2012

China's biggest fixed-line provider, China Telecom, plans to launch cellphone service in the US early next year, its Americas president Donald Tan said in an interview. He told Bloomberg the carrier will do so under its own brand and be unique in that it will offer two lines, one for the US and another for China. The ideal customer would be a Chinese-American, but it would also include students and tourists who travel often between the US and China.

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No China Telecom iPhone until 2012, says UBS

10/31, 10:45am

May have to wait until next-gen iPhone

A China Telecom iPhone will probably have to wait until 2012, says UBS' Jinjin Wang. The analyst quotes checks with value chain suppliers, which allegedly point to a launch no earlier than February or March of 2012. The phone could come out as late mid-2012, Wang suggests. If so, the timing could mean that there will be no Telecom iPhone until Apple launches a next-generation device, although that would also assume the company plans to return to a summer release schedule.

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China Mobile already has 10m unofficial iPhone users

10/24, 3:40pm

China Mobile hints rabid demand

China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou disclosed at ITU World on Monday that China Mobile had over 10 million unofficial iPhone users. He hinted that Apple hadn't reached a deal for the iPhone 4S but hadn't had problems attracting users, even with full-price unlocked devices. China Unicom is the only official Chinese carrier in the country.

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Apple may unveil iPhone 5 on October 4, Tim Cook at front

09/21, 7:35am

iPhone 5 to be unveiled Oct 4 with Cook keynoting

Apple has narrowed down its iPhone 5 introduction event to October 4, insiders detailed Wednesday. The event is understood by AllThingsD to presage the release of the new device within "a few weeks" of the appearance, most likely in the first half of October. Contacts have also had Tim Cook presiding over the event, marking the first event Cook will oversee since Steve Jobs resigned as CEO.

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China Telecom reportedly has 'Dragon Plan' to sell iPhone 5

09/14, 8:55am

China Telecom may go all out for iPhone 5 deal

China Telecom may have an all-out marketing campaign for its iPhone 5 launch if details given by a purported corporate insider. Referred to as the "Dragon Plan" by the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, it would see the second-largest Chinese carrier spend the equivalent of $234.6 million to market Apple's hardware. Pre-orders would start in September with the expected release in October.

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iPhone 5 with dual-mode CDMA, GSM shows in app logs

08/22, 9:10pm

iPhone 5 CDMA and GSM turns up in app tracking

Repeated references to a dual-mode iPhone 5 were borne out late Monday after a developer mentioned that it had been showing up in app logs. A small batch of users have been tracked while running two carriers. One of those seen by TechCrunch attached itself to both AT&T and Verizon, which wouldn't be possible on the current models.

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Rumor re-check still puts iPhone 5 in October

08/13, 12:25am

iPhone 5 still pegged for October

An unusually vociferous response Friday insisted that the iPhone 5 would ship in October. Digging back to "several sources" led to being told that Apple's latest would miss September. The AllThingsD clue lacked a specific unveiling date, but earlier claims it wouldn't be September 7 were purportedly accurate.

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China Telecom may have two-iPhone deal locked for October

08/03, 6:10pm

Analyst says China Telecom has sure iPhone 5 deal

Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White pointed to a possible clue that Apple had largely finalized a deal for the iPhone 5 on China Telecom. Pointing to a Sohu news post, he understood the carrier had reached a "preliminary agreement" to carry two different versions of the iPhone as early as late October. The designs would include the genuinely new iPhone as well as the cheaper iPhone 4 version to help counter low-end Android.

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Verizon sees iPhone 5 in fall; China Telecom may follow

07/22, 3:20pm

Verizon hints iPhone 5 in fall as China expands

Verizon COO and soon-to-be CEO Lowell McAdam during the conference call for spring results said his company was anticipating the next iPhone's launch in the fall. Although he claimed Verizon didn't know when the new model would ship, the carrier was planning for a "significant jump" in business during the fall. Verizon had anticipated a release in the summer but didn't get that.

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China Unicom, Telecom to sell iPhone 5, firm says

07/22, 10:55am

Could be first simultaneous US-Chinese launch

At least China Unicom and China Telecom will be carrying the next-generation iPhone, claims Caixin. The Chinese analysis firm quotes an unidentified source. It adds though that China Mobile -- the world's largest cellphone carrier, with over 611 million subscribers -- will not be the first in the country to sell the new device.

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China Telecom plans for iPhone by November

07/13, 12:15am

China Telecom gets CDMA iPhone late 2011

A late-night leak Tuesday has backed China Telecom carrying the iPhone by "close" to the end of 2011. Thanks to the existence of CDMA models, the company has all the technology and just needs to complete a deal. One Reuters tip warned that Apple's often strict negotiations didn't guarantee a deal, but another had the release narrowed down to November.

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Motorola Droid 3 hits China first as Milestone 3

06/17, 7:35am

Motorola Droid 3 previewed in China first

Motorola's Droid 3 was given an effective full reveal through the launch of its international version in China. Called "the third Milestone" or the XT883, the Android 2.3 headliner is Motorola's first dual-core slider and uses a TI OMAP4430 chip underneath. Veteran owners get genuine functional upgrades with a four-inch, 540x960 display and a fifth keyboard row with dedicated number keys.

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China Unicom starts $10 iPhone plan to fend off rivals

05/25, 8:50am

China Unicom cuts price on iPhone rates

China Unicom president Lu Yimin told investors late Tuesday that his company had started offering an ultra low-cost iPhone plan. The 66 yuan ($10) plan was about a third cheaper than before and designed to curb moves from other carriers. Company CEO Chang Xiaobing saw a "trend" towards rival carriers offering services with unlocked iPhones, according to Bloomberg's version of events.

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China Telecom admits talks for CDMA iPhone

05/20, 9:15am

China Telecom confirms negotiating iPhone deal

China Telecom partly put to bed rumors of a deal with Apple by acknowledging that it was in talks for the iPhone. Chairman Wang Xiaochu said his company was "in touch" for a possible deal but couldn't say how far along any deal might be. The current carrier, China Unicom, has an exclusive that ends this year.

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SK Telecom to get iPhone 4 on March 16

03/08, 12:50pm

SK Telecom confirms iPhone 4 due March 16

SK Telecom on Tuesday confirmed earlier tips and said it would carry the iPhone 4 on March 16. The Korean carrier will be just the second with an iPhone in the country. Its deal ends KT's technical exclusive for the iPhone, which was dictated mostly by its use of GSM.

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SK Telecom said getting CDMA iPhone 4 in March

02/24, 1:40pm

SK Telecom may get CDMA iPhone 4 too

SK Telecom could get the CDMA iPhone 4 next month in what could be a significant shift in the Korean cellphone industry, according to claims from the field. The largest Korean carrier is supposedly in "final stage" talks with Apple to have the phone in March. The deal is claimed by Yonhap's contact to be "going smoothly" and all but certain to happen on time.

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Apple nearing iPhone deal with China Telecom, says analyst

02/17, 1:20pm

First hints emerge from company sources

Apple and China Telecom appear to be closer to signing an iPhone distribution deal, says Ticonderoga Securities' Brian White. The analyst points to a NetEase claim that one branch of China Telecom has started accepting pre-orders for a CDMA iPhone. He also mentions a microblog post believed to have been made by a China Telecom worker, stating that the CDMA iPhone 4 has made its "first call in China."

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iPhone bound to hit more Asian carriers, analysts say

01/27, 1:35pm

Device now 12 percent of all Japanese cellphones

The iPhone has had an "extraordinary" reception in Asia, "on par with the US some cases," according to analysts Toni Sacconaghi and Sanford Bernstein of Bernstein Research. The pair point to recent IDC data in particular, which indicates that the iPhone now forms 12 percent of all Japanese cellphone sales, not just smartphones. Given momentum and plans to open 20 more Chinese Apple Stores in 2011, it's inevitable that the iPhone will come to more Asian carriers, Sacconaghi argues.

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Leak: CDMA iPhone coming to China, Japan, Korea

01/12, 11:05pm

Leak has CDMA iPhone beyond Verizon

The CDMA iPhone should reach beyond the Verizon model in the States to land at some of the most important Asian carriers, part suppliers may have revealed. Noting that only Foxconn-made models would go to Verizon, the insiders added that Apple's new contractor Pegatron would be making the new version for additional carriers in China, Japan and South Korea. The Digitimes claim didn't say when these countries would get the new model.

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iPhone production up to 21m in Q1 with Verizon rolled in?

12/27, 7:40am

iPhone Q1 production at 21m with CDMA factored in

Apple is optimistic for not just its Verizon iPhone plans in early 2011 but for its regular GSM iPhones as well, part suppliers claimed on Monday. The company reportedly plans to ship five to six million CDMA iPhones between January and March, but has also increased its production of regular iPhones from 13 million to 15 million, giving it as much as 21 million shipments. The CDMA version also wouldn't be exclusive to Verizon as Digitimes has put it shipping in the US and Asia-Pacific.

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Samsung ships Android phone with dual Super AMOLED screens

12/06, 12:25pm

Samsung W899 gets dual Super AMOLED screens

Samsung has just announced a unique handset in China, the W899. The flip phone sports Android 2.2 but, unusually, gets dual Super AMOLED touchscreens on the flip portion. Each screen is sized at 3.3 inches and has the same 480x800 resolution.

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Foxconn helping to shoulder CDMA iPhone production? [U]

10/27, 10:00pm

Foxconn, Pegatron to ship 30m CDMA iPhones in 2011

(Update: more Pegatron leaks) Foxconn has been brought on to help take some of the production workload for the CDMA iPhone, industry contacts believed on Wednesday. Known in China through its parent label Hon Hai, Foxconn has reportedly been asked to share manufacturing "evenly" with the existing manufacturer Pegatron. The Taiwan Economic News suggests that Foxconn alone has been asked to make 15 million iPhones through all of 2011; by extension, as many as 30 million CDMA iPhones would be made across the two companies.

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Explained: why a CDMA iPhone needs a SIM slot

10/20, 8:45am

CDMA iPhone 4 may need SIM for Japan and Korea

The appearance of what's claimed to be a CDMA iPhone prototype has raised the possibility that it might be a dual-mode CDMA/GSM phone. We've heard rumors to the contrary, however, and Electronista has reason to believe that Apple's handset is indeed CDMA-only. Read on to learn the relatively simple explanation and how Apple may sell the CDMA iPhone outside of the US.

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China Telecom reported in talks for CDMA iPhone

10/08, 2:50am

China Telecom talking to Apple, Qualcomm on iPhone

A Deutsche Bank analyst fueled further talk of a CDMA iPhone with word of a possible China Telecom deal in a research note reported today. "Intensive" supplier checks purportedly showed that the second-largest Chinese carrier was talking not only to Apple but to the CDMA chipset supplier, Qualcomm, to guarantee a deal, according to the South China Morning Post's copy of the note. It wasn't said how close a deal might be or whether there would be any changes to the rumored American design.

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Pegatron said mass producing CDMA iPhone in November

09/23, 11:50pm

Pegatron tapped for CDMA iPhone in November

Pegatron has been identified tonight in a story as the contractor making over three million CDMA iPhones at the end of the year. The Taiwan firm would start in November and make at least three million to four million iPhones in its first three months. Production would top 10 million by mid-2011, according to DigiTimes' contacts.

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Apple said building 3 million CDMA iPhones in December

09/22, 9:20am

Analyst learns 3m CDMA iPhones enroute

Susquehanna analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro today claimed in a research note that Apple will make three million CDMA iPhones in December. Checks with Asian suppliers led him to believe the company is queuing up the large amount in anticipation of a launch in early 2011. Combined with GSM models, as many as 21 million to 22 million iPhones could be produced in the last three months of the year.

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Motorola makes Android-based Ming phones official

08/30, 4:35pm

Motorola announces three Ming phones for China

Motorola on Monday officially released three new Ming-series handsets powered by Android. All are meant for the Chinese market, and include the Beihai MT810 for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network, the Qilin XT806 for China Telecom’s CDMA network, and the Lucky A1680 for China Unicom’s WCDMA network. Each features Chinese handwriting support for their touchscreens.

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CDMA iPhone 4 has N92 codename, nears production

08/11, 6:45pm

iPhone 4 for Verizon gets N92 badge and more

Apple's long rumored CDMA iPhone is now more than just a skunkworks project and has a codename, tips revealed this evening. John Gruber now understands that the device is known internally as N92 and is already at the Engineer Validation Test (EVT) stage. As just a step before the Design Validation Test (DVT) stage like that of the stolen iPhone 4, its progress is appropriate for the often-rumored January Verizon launch.

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Apple queuing up millions of Qualcomm chips for CDMA iPhone

08/08, 12:00pm

Apple orders CDMA chips for iPhone in January

Apple is edging closer to a Verizon iPhone in January with a large order of CDMA chipsets, insiders reportedly said on Sunday. The company is queuing up "millions" of Qualcomm chipsets for a production run to start in December. The requests are coming early, TechCrunch said, as lead times for chips can often require months to generate enough supply, even when other components can be made more quickly.

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Foxconn plans new iPhone factory, sparks CDMA iPhone talk

08/02, 11:05am

Foxconn spends 100m on dedicated iPhone factory

Foxconn is building a new factory dedicated primarily to iPhone production in what could be a sign of Apple's expansion to other US carriers, reports from China's Xinhua News Agency claimed on Monday. The plant, which will start construction later this month, will be handled by the local subsidiary Futaihua Precision Electronics and already has workers. Over 500 workers are already producing iPhones on a rented line at another factory, the media outlet said.

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China Telecom maintains interest in iPhone

07/21, 11:50am

Plans likely dependent on Verizon-capable model

China Telecom is interested in carrying the iPhone, even if it isn't a rush, claims an unnamed official from the carrier. "If we can have an iPhone, that would be good, but we'll just wait and see," the person comments. In May the company's CEO, Wang Xiaochu, said that the company might pursue the iPad in formal talks if market response proved adequate. To date over 3.27 million iPads have been sold globally.

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China Telecom shows interest in iPad

05/27, 5:40pm

Device would require EVDO connectivity

China Telecom is reportedly reconsidering its previous stance regarding Apple products, as CEO Wang Xiaochu suggests the company is evaluating the market response for Apple's iPad before moving forward with formal talks, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Murmurs persist of iPhone for Sprint

05/23, 10:10pm

CDMA iPhone may get two carriers

Low-key but persistent rumors have surfaced in recent days that suggest the CDMA iPhone may also reach Sprint. More than one source, usually working for Sprint, has pointed to the third-place carrier also getting the Apple device sometime in or near September. The few rumors surrounding production have usually corroborated this timeframe and imply the Sprint and Verizon versions would be ready at the same time.

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Next iPhone to match 3GS in price; CDMA built in August?

05/13, 8:10am

Apple may boost price back up on 2010 iPhone

Apple is likely to bring the cost of materials back up to where it was a year ago when it releases the next iPhone, according to an early estimate. While making a 16GB iPhone 3GS has dropped to about $156, the new model is expected by UBM TechInsights to go back up to between $169 to $175, or about as much as the previous phone did when new. The phone's biggest price hike would come from a higher resolution screen that could cost $25, or $9 more than it does now.

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Pegatron making CDMA iPhones?

05/12, 5:55pm

Supplier tapped for possible Verizon iPhone

Pegatron has been contracted to make a CDMA iPhone, insiders claimed today. The scoop is short but would have the ASUS manufacturing arm building phones that would likely go to Verizon and possibly other carriers as well. A deal would help Pegatron take off as a major supplier, DigiTimes said.

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More leaks: Apple "changed its mind" on CDMA

03/30, 10:30am

CDMA iPhone due to slow move to 4G

More details have emerged of Apple's plans for a Verizon-ready iPhone. Some of the sources behind the previous story have since claimed that Apple has backtracked on its proclamation that CDMA was dead. The company "changed its mind" when it realized Verizon's move to 4G wouldn't be as quick as hoped, the insiders said.

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Analyst: new iPhone may have backside touch, AMOLED

03/30, 9:05am

UBS predicts new iPhone features

UBS analyst Maynard Um on Tuesday provided possibly early insight into new iPhones based on "checks" within the industry. Without pointing to specific sources, he claimed new iPhones may have a backside touch surface not unlike the Motorola Backflip. Other estimates raise but don't confirm the possibilities of a 5-megapixel camera, as much as 64GB of storage, an AMOLED display and longer battery life.

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iPhone fails to fuel China Unicom profits

03/24, 12:35pm

Carrier hurt by building out 3G network

The iPhone has not helped to rescue China Unicom's finances, says the Wall Street Journal. The carrier's net profit fell 73 percent in the last quarter, a setback mainly attributed to the costs of building out a new 3G network. The company only managed to record 4.1 million 3G subscribers towards the end of February; this leaves it behind both China Mobile and China Telecom.

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Android-powered Samsung i899 launches in China

12/31, 11:20am

Samsung i899 with Android coming to China in 2010

Samsung has unveiled a new handset for its China market and only its third Android phone, the i899. The device is being made especially for China Telecom, the country's third biggest carrier and will support CDMA/EVDO networks. Like the Galaxy, it centers on a 3.2-inch AMOLED display but uses an older, less costly resistive touchscreen instead of the capacitive found on the Galaxy and Behold II.

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Motorola XT800 to bring high-end Android to Sprint?

12/14, 5:05pm

Moto XT800 Android due in China and US

Motorola has been developing a high-end full touchscreen phone that could give American CDMA carriers their first high-end, touch-only Android phone from the company. A pair of leaks show the XT800 to center on an 854x480, 3.7-inch touchscreen like that of the Droid but in a more rounded design. It should additionally be more powerful: it should play 720p video to a TV through an HDMI output and capture the same resolution for videos from its 5-megapixel camera.

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China Unicom to mirror Ophone strategy with Uphone

11/27, 9:15am

China Unicom says Uphone app store coming

Chinese wireless provider China Unicom said on Friday it will bring out the Uphone, which will closely resemble competitor China Mobile's Ophone Android phone. The Uphone will get its own version of the Android OS, called UniPlus, as well as its own Uphone app store. The app store will likely open before the first handsets ship in order to give developers a head start on populating the virtual shelves with their wares. The announcement was made by China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing.

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Nokia adds three new entry-level CDMA phones in China

11/11, 10:25am

Three new candybar Nokia CDMA phones due in China

Nokia said on Wednesday it will soon bring three new CDMA handsets to its market in China. This includes the Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. The 6316s is the most advanced device, sporting support for China Telecom's 3G data network, a built-in GPS receiver and media playback with dedicated controls on top of the slider.

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HTC to bring Android phone to China in June

05/26, 3:50pm

HTC Android due in China

Taiwan's handset manufacturer HTC is due to release an Android-powered smartphone in China in June, its chief executive Peter Chou told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The phone will be a version of the Magic, the second Android-powered handset from HTC that went on sale in Europe recently, although with custom software from China Mobile, the world's biggest wireless provider, at about 500 million subscribers. With the Magic, HTC hopes to double its China sales to 1.6 million.

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